Earthworms and plants can decrease soil greenhouse gas emissions by modulating soil moisture fluctuations and soil macroporosity in a mesocosm experiment

• Pierre Ganault ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pierre.ganault@univ-rouen.fr

  Affiliations ECODIV, INRAE, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, Rouen, France, CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germay

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-3359

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• Johanne Nahmani,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

  Affiliation CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

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• Yvan Capowiez,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation INRAE, UMR 1114 EMMAH, INRAE/Université d’Avignon, Site Agroparc, Avignon, France

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• Nathalie Fromin,

  Roles Methodology

  Current address: CNRS– 7 rue du Four Solaire, Odeillo, France

  Affiliation CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

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• Ammar Shihan,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

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• Isabelle Bertrand,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation UMR Eco&Sols, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-631X

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• Bruno Buatois,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

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• Alexandru Milcu

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France, Montpellier European Ecotron, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Campus Baillarguet, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France

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